Artisana, Organics, Hazelnut Cacao Spread, 8 oz (227 g

Excelente sabor, es delicioso.

This is everything you want Nutella to taste like. Pronounced hazelnut flavor, good quality cocoa, and just enough sweetness to taste like you’re halfway to making a very fancy dessert. I haven’t even done anything with it yet because it’s so satisfying to just eat by the spoonful. This is going to be a problematic habit in the best way. There are no emulsifiers or filler ingredients, so of course you need to stir it, just like with natural peanut butter. It’s very smooth but there is a very fine graininess to it (but it’s not unpleasant). I don’t eat a lot of salt so it tastes strong to me, but if you’re someone who eats a lot of salt you may want to sprinkle a little sea salt on this… I suspect the reviewer who couldn’t taste the hazelnut either didn’t properly mix it or they’re used to a bunch of salt on everything and their palate struggles to pick up flavors without it. Mine was delivered from Whole Foods and the container was glass; I’ve only ever seen products from this brand come in glass, so maybe the person complaining about plastic is either mistaken or they ship online orders in plastic due to the risk of breakage (but I’ve ordered their cashew butter online before and it came in glass).

Price is high but not at all outrageous compared to other more "gourmet" hazelnut spreads. It actually tastes like hazelnuts and chocolate, not pure sugar. And you do have to stir it, because just like natural peanut butter it is free of palm oil (it says this on the container, why are people complaining). Of course this isn't a health food, but being palm oil free makes it much better for you than something like Nutella. I will say I'm not the biggest fan of the slightly gritty texture and not sure why they had to use coconut sugar (I'm assuming that's what makes it gritty).

I love this spread! It checks all the boxes for me: no palm oil, no refined sugars, and it’s both organic and vegan. Most importantly, it’s absolutely delicious and packed with flavor. The container is on the smaller side, which is probably for the best because I need a little help controlling myself around this stuff. It’s that good!

It came in a glass jar which I liked. When I opened it the product was separated from the oil so it did need to be mixed and it’s a little grainy for my liking but the cacao powder is good quality. I added some organic extra virgin coconut oil to smooth out the texture and it’s honestly really tasty now. I would recommend mixing and adding coconut oil for a smoother texture.